devil
had devilled
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past perfectof devil.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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It is lying at the feet of the skeleton which you use for your anatomical investigations, and therefore I naturally conclude that you had devilled bones for supper.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105, August 12th 1893 by Various
Don't interrupt me; you had devilled bones for supper, or rather you would have had them, only you didn't like them.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105, August 12th 1893 by Various
And then, and he remembered it with shame, he had stolen back outside to listen, and she had known, and once more she had devilled him.
From The Turtles of Tasman by Jack London
